Executive Order Closing Guantanamo Bay – Detainees Moving to the US

There is much excitement in WA DC as the upcoming swearing in nears. Friends who normally would settle in and avoid the congestion and crowds that an Inaugural brings to the DC area are planning to attend galas and balls. The mood is high, despite the hightened security.

And while our nation plans to celebrate, there is work behind closed doors to close Guantanamo where some of the most notorious terrorists are housed. In order for this to happen, the detainees must be repatriated (sent back to their country of origin) or jailed in the US.

Is this really a good strategy? Even though “Gitmo” has been under scrutiny and carries tremendous politicial fallout, is it the reason we’ve lived without a widespread terrorist attack on US soil?

I certainly am not privvy to all the details of how this will rollout, nor am I for a remise of due process, but lets hope that while America plans to celebrate, those at Gitmo aren’t planning their own celebration in coming months at our expense.